AARC VE Session 13 September 2025 Notice
The AARC will hold its next amateur radio exam session on Saturday, 13 September 2025, at 10:00AM, in Room M833 at the Piedmont Virginia Community College, 501 College Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22902. Registrants will be notified of any place change.… Read the rest
Winlink Wednesday Yearly Recap from KN4LQN
NET NOTES:
This week marks the end of the ninth year of the net. A huge thank you to all that have and continue to participate in the net, to practice and prepare to serve their community in times of need.… Read the rest
August 2025 Meeting – VOA Museum & History – Lee Hite (K8CLI)
Lee Hite (K8CLI) is a member of the Voice of America (VOA) club. At the August 12, 2025 meeting he gave a presentation on VOA history, VOA technical aspects, the role the VOA Club plays in the activities of the VOA Museum.… Read the rest
Visit to Marconi’s Glace Site
On vacation in Nova Scotia, KM4RSL and myself (KK4JP) visited the Glace Nova Scotia site where in 1902 Marconi sent the first successful west-to-east transatlantic message. The equipment was removed in 1904 to another location, but foundations of the antenna towers still remain.… Read the rest
VDEM Amateur Radio Station Test Schedule
The VDEM Amateur Radio Team – ARCA will be activating the station at the VEOC on August 16th at 11am.
The goal of this activation is to allow stations around the Commonwealth to conduct testing with the Virginia EOC (VEOC) radio room.… Read the rest
A great achievement to announce! From the Virginia EmComm / Winlink Wednesday group
“Dave (K4DND) and John (KK4JP) earned their 400-Week endorsement, signifying (of course) 400 weeks of participation. Dave’s and John’s endorsements will add to their previously issued WWCC certificates #041 and #015. Congratulations to Dave and John on this milestone achievement!”
Above is courtesy of member Peter Francisco… Read the rest
July 2025 Meeting
The July 2025 Meeting featured a rundown on the recent AARC Field Day from Bob Romanko (AK4BR) and a report on the 2025 Hamvention from Dennis Terribile (WR4I).
ARES July 2025 Exercise
On July 19, 2025 the ARES group held a mini-field day, with the setup of 3 stations in two different locations over the course of a 3 hour period. It started early, at 7:30 AM to avoid the worst of the day’s heat.… Read the rest
Field Day Video
The July 8 AARC Meeting will feature a Field Day wrap-up. Here is a video of 2025 Field Day (in 3 minutes).
Successful VE session
The AARC hosted a successful VE session on Saturday, 14 June. Tony Alimenti, CJ FitzHenry, and Matthew Eilertson earned their Technician licenses, and Bob Klepfer, formerly KK4DVZ, reinstated his Amateur Extra license.
Dave Damon, K4DND, Bill Pond, N0WP, Pete Francisco, K4KE, and Brian O’Rourke, K4UL, served as VEs.… Read the rest